HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 521 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
510 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-241130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
510 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR
TODAY...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION. THE BIG
STORY FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE RAPID ADVANCEMENT OF SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FROM BRAINERD TO
SIREN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...AND THEN LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION INTO LATE WEEK AND EARLY IN THE WEEKEND. WHILE CONFIDENCE
IS GROWING THAT THIS WILL BE A MAJOR WINTER STORM...EXACT AMOUNTS
ARE STILL A BIT TOUGH TO PINPOINT. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT MUCH
OF THE REGION WILL SEE 10 TO 14 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR IF
EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO COME TOGETHER WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE NORTHLAND.
THE STORM WILL DRAMATICALLY HAMPER TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...PARALYZING
TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVELERS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR SNOW REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 419 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND AND MUCH OF THE
REGION CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES STARTING TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY NIGHT. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MAJOR
TRAVEL DELAYS AND TO BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD. WHILE IT IS STILL A BIT EARLY TO
PINPOINT EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION...
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT WILL
FALL IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD QUICKLY
NORTHWARD TONIGHT...REACHING THE BRAINERD LAKES AND THE UPPER
SAINT CROIX RIVER VALLEY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN
OVERTAKE MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION LATER TONIGHT OR
EARLY ON CHRISTMAS EVE. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME SLEET OR PERHAPS
FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER SAINT
CROIX RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF WISCONSIN...WHICH MAY REDUCE
ACCUMULATIONS TO SOME EXTEND IN THOSE AREAS.
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DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
419 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN
  INCLUDING SUPERIOR...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PHILLIPS DURING THE
  DAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY DURING THE DAY...
  AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH
  SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT AND
  CHRISTMAS MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
  WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON CHRISTMAS EVE DAY.
  TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE DAY...AND
  CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW COVERED
ROADS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A VERY LARGE
PART OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INCLUDING MINNESOTA...MUCH OF
THE DAKOTAS...IOWA AND WISCONSIN. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS
ACROSS THE REGION IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
&&
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 745 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE NORTHLAND AND MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGHOUT CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT A LARGE PART OF THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE
NORTHLAND...WITH LIGHT SNOW SPREADING INTO AREAS SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST OF DULUTH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE
AREA LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOULD BECOME SUBSTANTIAL EARLY
THURSDAY...CHRISTMAS EVE...AND CONTINUE CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM
WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. STRONG EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME SLEET OR PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH
THE SNOW ACROSS THE SAINT CROIX VALLEY AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...WHICH MAY REDUCE ACCUMULATIONS IN THAT AREA.
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DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-SAWYER-PRICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...
HURLEY...HAYWARD...PHILLIPS
745 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE SHORELINE
COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...EAST TO THE GOBEBIC RANGE... AND
THE INLAND COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN FROM THE SAND HILLS
EASTWARD TO THE PHILLIPS AREA AND SOUTH OF THE GOBEBIC RANGE FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN INCLUDING
SUPERIOR... ASHLAND... HAYWARD... AND PHILLIPS DURING THE DAY
ON CHRISTMAS EVE... WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY CHRISTMAS EVE
NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH
SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT AND
CHRISTMAS MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE... WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE SUPERIOR.
* EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE
SUPERIOR. THE WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
* ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON CHRISTMAS EVE
DAY... AND TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BECOME HAZARDOUS BY
CHRISTMAS EVE EVENING CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS
NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL AND
COMMERCE. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM VIA
LOCAL TELEVISION...RADIO...THE INTERNET...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THIS STORM WILL AFFECT A VERY LARGE
PART OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES... INCLUDING MINNESOTA... MUCH
OF THE DAKOTAS... IOWA AND WISCONSIN. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL
PLANS ACROSS THE REGION IS URGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
$$
EOM